TY - JOUR PY - 2017// TI - Pediatric orthopedic hoverboard injuries: a prospectively enrolled cohort JO - Journal of pediatrics A1 - Sobel, Andrew D. A1 - Reid, Daniel B. A1 - Blood, Travis D. A1 - Daniels, Alan H. A1 - Cruz, Aristides I. SP - 271 EP - 274 VL - 190 IS - N2 - Hoverboards pose a significant risk of musculoskeletal injury to pediatric riders. A prospectively enrolled cohort yielded 9 pediatric patients injured while riding hoverboards in 2016. Eight of the injuries involved the upper extremity, and one involved the lower extremity. No riders wore any safety equipment and injury patterns modeled those seen in skateboard riders.

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LA - en SN - 0022-3476 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2017.07.041 ID - ref1 ER -